Bozzi's 75 at Scotland Run earns him a Junior Tour victory

   Michael Bozzi of Newtown Square went even-par on the front nine on his way to a 4-over-par 75 that gave him the top spot in the 16-to-18 division in a Philadelphia Section PGA Junior Tour stop Monday at steamy Scotland Run Golf Club in Williamstown, N.J.

   Bozzi had five pars on the back nine to close out a solid round over the 6,315-yard, par-71 Scotland Run layout. Spring-Ford junior Luke Watson, a Class AAA East Region qualifier last fall, had birdies on the first, fourth, 12^th and 16^th holes to earn runnerup honors with a 6-over 77.

   Ryan Dolan of Newark, Del. and Rocco Sanfelice of Woolwich, N.J. each posted a 7-over 78 to finish in a tie for third. Bobby Johnson of Mullica Hill, N.J. finished alone in fifth place with an 80.

   Tyler Peters of Berlin, N.J. and Noah Petracci of Atco, N.J. shared sixth place, each posting an 81. Watson’s Spring-Ford teammate, senior Nate Pierce, finished alone in eighth place with an 82 and Benjamin Griffaton of Pottstown was ninth with an 85.

   Three players rounded out the top 10, finishing in a tie for 10^th place at 88, including Carl Michael Lim of Franklinville, N.J., Michael Tallarida of Philadelphia and Noah Greenspun of Cherry Hill, N.J.

   Nathan Guertler of Merchantville, N.J. carded a solid 79 that featured 11 pars, including five straight on the back nine, as he earned top honors in the 13-to-15 division. Ryan Garvey of Media had five pars on the front nine and four pars on the back nine as he earned a runnerup finish with an 82.

   Sachin Blake of Berwyn had eight pars in an 85 as he finished third. Joseph Halferty of Blue Bell took fourth with an 86, Liam Buckley of Media was fifth with a 90 and Ayden Rinaldi of Berlin, N.J. was sixth with a 95.

   Chase Cristella of Mount Laurel, N.J. finished seventh and Matthew Buckley, another entry from Media’s Team Buckley, took eighth with a 102.

   Christina Carroll of Bear, Del., the reigning Graham Company girls 16-to-18 division Player of the Year, put together a solid 80 that included a birdie at the 10^th hole and nine pars and gave her the top spot among the older girls at Scotland Run.

   Olivia Strigh of Hammonton, N.J. eagled the 10^th hole and had eight pars as she gave Carroll a run for her money with an 83 that earned her runnerup honors. Madison Sauder of Pittsgrove, N.J. finished third with a 127 that included a par on the fourth hole.

   Stefania Fedun of Glenmoore was the only entry in the 13-to-15 division and earned the victory with a solid 88 that included four pars on the front nine and pars at 17 and 18 to close out her round.

   Jake Grossman of Elkins Park had three pars, going back-to-back at the third and fourth holes, to best the field of nine-holers with a 9-over 44. Ethan Legarda of Voorhees, N.J. closed out his round with a par on the ninth hole to finish second with a 46.

   Declan Conner of Swarthmore took third place with a 49 and Regan Garnsey of Dover, Del. was fourth with a 60.